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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Southwark
Town
Camberwell
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Maker
FREDERICK WHEELER FRIBA (Designer)
COALBROOKDALE COMPANY (Manufacturer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
39886

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Current location
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Previous locations
  • Camden Church (Demolished)
    Peckham Rd
    Camberwell
    Southwark
    Greater London
    SE5 7DD
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 335 768
    Denomination: Church of England
Description
A cast bronze plaque , surmounted by a Royal Crown on a pediment with a flat top and a concave curve on each side . Below the pediment the sides and base of the plaque are formed by slight convex curves . On each side is a fluted column . Below the pediment is the arms of the City of London in high relief . Below this are two lines of the inscription and at the centre of the lower line the initials "CIV" within a wreath . Then a plate with impressed raised lettering and at the bottom the final part of the inscription and a cartouche with flourishes containing two dates probably connected to the period of service of the CIV . The basic plaque has been replicated to a fixed pattern , with the main part of the inscription specific to the soldier being commemorated and formed by a separate plate with raised lettering , probably brazed to the basic plaque ,
Inscription
(Unknown)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Tunbridge, G W M
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Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
History
Church last known in use 1937, but probably continued until bombed in WW2. Believed demolished in 1960s, and site is now occupied by flats.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 152 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London

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